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July 31, 2012
Last weekend the city welcomed lots of celebrities for the annual Charlie Mack party for peace weekend. This year the weekend’s theme was “I will be great” and kicked off with a reception for some talented teens in South Philly.
July 23, 2012
Mitt Romney’s campaign said Sunday that President Barack Obama is willing to say anything to win a second term and should say he’s sorry for attacks on the Republican’s successful career at a private equity firm. “No, we will not apologize,” the president responded…
July 23, 2012
William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post whose fiercely independent views illuminated conflicts concerning education, poverty, crime and race, and who was one of the first black journalists to gain a wide following in the mainstream press, died July 17 at his home in Washington.
July 15, 2012
President Barack Obama, eager to shift election-year attention away from the nation’s lackluster jobs market, called on Congress Monday to extend tax cuts for only low and middle income earners while allowing taxes to increase for families that make more than $250,000 a year.
July 15, 2012
Tragic news for Usher and his family. The Grammy-winning singer’s 11-year-old stepson, Kyle Glover, has been declared brain dead after being accidentally struck with a jetski, TMZ reports.
July 15, 2012
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a “mood disorder,” his office announced in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly went on medical leave of absence.
July 8, 2012
Two gunmen entered the simple wooden church in the city of Garissa at around 10:15 a.m. Sunday, while two others waited outside, police commander Philip Ndolo said. When the congregation fled the attack inside, they ran straight into another hail of bullets from gunmen outside, he said.
July 8, 2012
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) recently announced its selection of Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. as the next Superintendent/CEO of the School District of Philadelphia. Dr. Hite is the current superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS).
July 4, 2012
President Barack Obama said he is pleased the Supreme Court struck down key parts of Arizona’s immigration law Monday but voiced concern about what the high court left intact. The court allowed a provision requiring police to check the immigration status of someone…
July 4, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional for states to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. The 5-4 decision is in line with others the court has made, including ruling out the death penalty for juveniles and life without parole…
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